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Thu, November 1st, 13:42 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom unveils its South African summer promotion

Vodacom has today launched its South African Summer 2012 promotion, set to provide double value to customers who purchase its range of products including talk time, data, SMS, MMS, Vodacom Millionaires and selected content services. → Read more
Thu, November 1st, 13:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA census reveals poor Internet penetration

Statistics South Africa released the results of its 2011 census this week, showing there is significant work still to be done in order to meet ICT Vision 2020 targets in terms of Internet penetration and improving majority household comforts. → Read more
Thu, November 1st, 13:01 · Nanine Steenkamp

Bytes and FrontRange integrate to provide cloud services in Sub-Saharan Africa

FrontRange Solutions and Bytes System Integration have announced a partnership for the purpose of providing a cloud service platform to sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
Thu, November 1st, 11:16 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA to host Africa’s first Legal IT conference

Legal IT Africa 2012 will equip pioneering minds from both legal and commercial technology industries on 27- 28 November in Sandton, Johannesburg. → Read more
Thu, November 1st, 09:16 · Tefo Mohapi

DSTV’s Mobile TV App now available for Windows Phone 7.5

Software giant Microsoft and Multichoice, the South Africa-based satellite television services provider, yesterday announced that the Drifta viewer app for Windows Phone is now available for Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 mobile phones. → Read more
Thu, November 1st, 08:25 · Nanine Steenkamp

Samsung empowers SA school with solar classroom

South African school Phomolong Secondary has recently been upgraded with a solar powered internet classroom courtesy of Samsung, empowering students to be educated in technology even in areas of poor electricity supply. → Read more
Thu, November 1st, 07:10 · Gabriella Mulligan

Vodacom claims progress in rural connectivity

Vodacom has announced that its pilot of satellite connectivity solutions aimed at providing coverage for rural users is returning positive results, as it looks to improve connectivity for businessmen and farmers. → Read more
Wed, October 31st, 14:23 · Tom Jackson

Bank of Africa deploys Clear2Pay mobile banking solution

The Bank of Africa is to provide customers in thirteen countries with further mobile financial services after inking an agreement to use of Mobile Internet Banking (MIB) solution provided by e-banking firm Clear2Pay. → Read more
Wed, October 31st, 12:18 · Elly Okutoyi

Sasa Africa, selling African heritage to the world online

Sasa Africa, one of DEMO Africa’s 2012 top five startups, has launched an e-commerce platform to connect offline artisans to buyers online using feature phones. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 14:19 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKO partners with GoMetro to offer South African rail commuters free content

iROKO Partners, the world’s largest online distributor of African music and movies, today announced it will start offering free Web content to rail commuters in South Africa, following a partnership with GoMetro, a mobile site launched last month. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 08:54 · Elly Okutoyi

WiselyHired wants to make retirees useful in old age

A startup in South Africa has developed a professional services platform named WiselyHired set to help tap into retirees’ skills and experiences by enabling them to earn incomes upon selling their services online. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 07:34 · Gabriella Mulligan

Microsoft brings Xbox Music to SA

Microsoft has announced that the full Xbox Music service will be available in South Africa within weeks, presumably placing the long-awaited service on the market in time for Christmas sales. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 13:43 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTN key partner in SA Windows 8 rollout

The MTN group has revealed it will be a key partner in rolling out Windows 8 devices across South Africa, after the platform launched in the country last Friday. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 11:55 · Tefo Mohapi

Effective Measure appoints new South African chief

The South African business unit of digital audience specialist Effective Measure (EM) last week appointed Alan Morrissey as its country managing director for South Africa. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 08:47 · Vincent Matinde

Apps4Africa officially launched at DEMO-Africa

Last week’s DEMO-Africa event saw the launch of Apps4Africa, an annual competition that brings app developers from all corners of the continent and which has won support from the US government. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 07:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA falls far short of ICT performance targets

The South African government has released shocking performance statistics for the first six months of 2012-13, confirming that it has dramatically missed important targets in terms of job creation and broadband penetration. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 07:15 · Tefo Mohapi

Suspension of SA’s ambassador to Iran temporarily lifted, MTN investigation continues

South Africa’s former ambassador, Yusuf Saloojee, to Iran’s three-month suspension has been lifted and he is back at his job in Muscat, Oman, with the outcome of an investigation into his involvement in the alleged MTN-Iran bribery scandal is pending. → Read more
Sat, October 27th, 10:06 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Naspers rumoured to be buying Souq.com

South African media giant Naspers is rumoured to be acquiring a stake worth approximately US$40 million in Al Jabbar Internet Group's subsidiary Souq.com, in the largest investment in an e-commerce and Internet business in the Middle East since the 2009 sale of Arabic-language internet venture Maktoob.com to Yahoo!. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:46 · Paul Adepoju

BREAKING: CAF rejects goal line technology for 2013 Nations Cup

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), Africa’s top football ruling body, has said it will not be using the goal line technology that the football’s global ruling body FIFA approved yesterday. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:18 · Gabriella Mulligan

SAEx cable system advancing despite funding problems

Plans for the South Atlantic Express (SAEx) undersea cable system are advancing despite funding difficulties, as eFive Telecoms announces the grant of a supply contract to TE SubCom. → Read more